Germany sets new solar power record, institute says

Source: AlertNet

* German solar plants produce as much power as 20 nuclear plants * Higher capacity and bright sunshine boost output BERLIN, May 26 (Reuters) - German solar power plants produced a world record 22 gigawatts of electricity per hour - equal t ...
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Revised SB 678 Expected To Save Ratepayers $437.7 Million, Includes Low Rate Caps For All Customers

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Cape Light Compact drops electricity rates

Source: Cape Cod Online

The cost of flipping on the lights is about to hit its lowest rate since 2005 for most Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard electricity users, due in large part to a recent nosedive in natural gas prices. The price for residential customers of the Cape Light ...
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4 cool tech ideas that are transforming the auto industry

Source: Mother Nature Network

I’m no technocrat. I don’t think cool tech alone is going to get us out of the fine mess we’ve made of the planet. But everyday people come up with things that, while not saving the world, at least make it a tiny bi ...
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Beyond PUE: Other ways to grade ‘green’ data centers

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If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed or jump onto our free newsletter. You can now also find us on twitter and Facebook too. Come and join the discussion. Mid-sized businesses that operate their own data centers, as wel ...
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Solid-State Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Matches Performance of Grätzel Cell

Source: IEEE Spectrum

This is not to say that nanotechnology is not improving various alternative energy solutions, in particular photovoltaics. But the process of bringing these technologies to market is much slower than many peopl ...
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Salazar, Schweitzer urge wind tax credit extension

Source: Denver Post

weekly ad specials from the denver post HELENA, Mont.—Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer are urging Congress to extend a production tax credit for the wind power industry. Salazar and Schweitzer said in a call w ...
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Obama pushes for wind power tax credit

Source: iStockAnalyst

WASHINGTON, May 25 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama urged Congress to extend the tax benefits key to the nation's wind power sector. Speaking Thursday in Newton, Iowa, from a manufacturing facility for TPI Composites, a glob ...
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Transgender Woman Denied Basic Human Rights; California Judge Tosses DOMA

Source: Campus Progress

Arkansas Transgender Woman Denied Use of Restrooms A University of Arkansas-Fort Smith student raised concerns over the school’s current policy towards transgender people, after she was directed to use only gender-neutral restrooms ...
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